Awareness

Nike Chooses to Sever Its Ties with Livestrong
May 29, 2013

In the wake of Lance Armstrong’s admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win his record seven Tour de France titles, Nike took another step back from Armstrong and announced that it would stop manufacturing Livestrong-brand shoes and apparel at the end of this year.

Nike, Livestrong’s main corporate backer, will continue to fulfill its financial obligations to Livestrong, the cancer foundation started by Armstrong, through 2014, but will not renew the partnership, Livestrong said.

EMT Honored for Excellence in Product Innovation and Decoration
February 11, 2013

EMT won three Silver Awards in the 2013 Suppliers Achievement Award Competition sponsored by Promotional Products Association International (PPAI). Sixty-one Gold and Silver winners were recognized during the annual awards presentation at The PPAI Expo 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, January 16, 2013.

Smart Sports Bra Can Detect Breast Cancer
October 17, 2012

First Warning Systems’ has developed a Breast Tissue Screening Bra that could be more effective than mammograms.

Almost like a continuous monitoring system, the bra measures cell temperature changes associated with blood vessel growth that feeds tumors. How effective is the pattern recognition software that helps to identify suspicious changes that could signal a developing tumor?

Charles River Apparel Dunks for a Cure
October 17, 2012

Sharon, Massachusetts-based Charles River Apparel has donated proceeds from its Sept. 7 event where members of the management team, including president and owner Barry Lipsett, volunteered to be “dunked” for a cure by employees.